Improving patient outcomes: Effectively training healthcare staff in psychological practice skills: A mixed systematic literature review
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Garzonis, Katherine
Mann, Eryn
Wyrzykowska, Aleksandra
Kanellakis, Pavlo
Abstract / Description
Training is an important part of modern European healthcare services and is often cited as a way to improve care quality. To date, various training methods have been used to impart skills relevant to psychological practice in a variety of mental health professionals. However, patient outcomes are rarely used in evaluating the effectiveness of the different training methods used, making it difficult to assess true utility. In the present review, we consider methods of training that can effectively impact trainee and patient outcomes. To do so, PubMed, PsycNET, Scopus, CENTRAL and ERIC were searched for studies on training of healthcare staff in psychological practice approaches. In total, 24 studies were identified (16 quantitative and 8 qualitative). For the most part, group, individual, and web-based training was used. A variety of health professionals were trained in skills including ‘communication’, ‘diagnosis’, and ‘referral’ to name but a few. In the majority of studies staff skill level improved. These findings hold implications for the design, implementation, and evaluation of training for mental healthcare staff.
Keyword(s)
psychology skills training mental health professionals professional development communication general practitioners nurses multidisciplinary teamPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-08-20
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
11
Issue
3
Page numbers
535–556
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Garzonis, K., Mann, E., Wyrzykowska, A., & Kanellakis, P. (2015). Improving patient outcomes: Effectively training healthcare staff in psychological practice skills: A mixed systematic literature review. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(3), 535–556. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i3.923
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Garzonis, Katherine
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mann, Eryn
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Wyrzykowska, Aleksandra
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kanellakis, Pavlo
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Date of first publication2015-08-20
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Abstract / DescriptionTraining is an important part of modern European healthcare services and is often cited as a way to improve care quality. To date, various training methods have been used to impart skills relevant to psychological practice in a variety of mental health professionals. However, patient outcomes are rarely used in evaluating the effectiveness of the different training methods used, making it difficult to assess true utility. In the present review, we consider methods of training that can effectively impact trainee and patient outcomes. To do so, PubMed, PsycNET, Scopus, CENTRAL and ERIC were searched for studies on training of healthcare staff in psychological practice approaches. In total, 24 studies were identified (16 quantitative and 8 qualitative). For the most part, group, individual, and web-based training was used. A variety of health professionals were trained in skills including ‘communication’, ‘diagnosis’, and ‘referral’ to name but a few. In the majority of studies staff skill level improved. These findings hold implications for the design, implementation, and evaluation of training for mental healthcare staff.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationGarzonis, K., Mann, E., Wyrzykowska, A., & Kanellakis, P. (2015). Improving patient outcomes: Effectively training healthcare staff in psychological practice skills: A mixed systematic literature review. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(3), 535–556. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i3.923
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/965
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1157
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i3.923
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Keyword(s)psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)skillsen_US
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Keyword(s)trainingen_US
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Keyword(s)mental health professionalsen_US
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Keyword(s)professional developmenten_US
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Keyword(s)communicationen_US
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Keyword(s)general practitionersen_US
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Keyword(s)nursesen_US
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Keyword(s)multidisciplinary teamen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleImproving patient outcomes: Effectively training healthcare staff in psychological practice skills: A mixed systematic literature reviewen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers535–556
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Volume11
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